Ikea Mannheim

Yesterday my friend Pam and I went to Ikea.  It was great to get away.  We first stopped at our favorite local coffee shop...almost like Starbucks, then got back on the road for our 45 min drive.  I think this was my 3rd time in an Ikea, and it's huge!  Some of the furniture looks cheap, but a lot of furniture looks nice and sturdy.  I remember one day in the hotel we were living in, we asked the manager there where the nearest Ikea was and she said, in her broken English, that Ikea is no good, she don't shop there.  Almost making it sound like a bad place to buy things from.  Well I like the idea of it...items are cheap, and you can find some really cute decorating ideas for your house in there.  I picked up a closet hanging organizer, a fun mobile to go above the changing table, and some cubes to go inside the dresser drawer to put the changing necessities in there since I currently don't have a place to put that stuff.  Pam bought 3 pieces of furniture, a desk chair for her daughter, and some curtain sheers.  It was a successful day, but because we didn't think we'd find furniture that she would like, she drove her Audi A4 instead of the Explorer.  We managed to get it to all fit inside.  We rushed back home, we had 35 minutes to get to base to get her girls from school...oh what a rush!  Good thing the autobahn was no speed limit for most of the ride.  After we got the girls, I walked home from there, only 2-3 blocks...not far.  She then came back to pick me up after dropping the oldest off at swim practice and took me to her place where my car was.  Hubby then calls and says he locked his keys in his car at the gym.  What a day!
I wasn't feeling well last night, was dizzy a lot yesterday so I crashed early last night.
Today I plan to stay home and get things done around the house.  Laundry, take stuff down to the storage room, and clean.  I have physical therapy today this afternoon also.  I had it yesterday, but since we were running late, I missed it.  Oh well, not like it's doing any justice on my knees.

Have a great day!